投标人 (tóu biāo rén) — bidder, tenderer

Definition

The person or company that submits a bid in a tender or auction. Use 招标人 for the *issuer* of the tender — they are on opposite sides of the same transaction.

noun
biddertenderer
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • ，投标人。
    Zài pāi mài huì shàng, xǔ duō tóu biāo rén jìng xiāng chū jià.
    At the auction, many bidders competed to offer prices.
  • 投标人。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī shì yì jiā yǒu xìn yù de tóu biāo rén.
    This company is a reputable bidder.
  • 投标人。
    Zhèng fǔ yāo qiú suǒ yǒu tóu biāo rén tí jiāo zī zhì zhèng míng.
    The government requires all bidders to submit qualification certificates.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

投标submit a bid
投tóusubmit标biāobid
动宾Verb + object
人rénperson

投 means submit and 标 means bid; 人 means person, naming one who submits a bid.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
殳
殳shū投tóu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 殳 gives the sound of the character.

Open 投 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 標; 标 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào標biāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 標 pairs 木 with 票, and 票 gives the sound; the simplified 标 is the modern form of that traditional character.

Open 标 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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